God Watching the Mortal World

After Jiang Chen finished all this, his figure vanished from the Lake of Life and appeared in a secluded place.

Jiang Chen's immense spiritual power probed underground. A sleeping Dragon King opened its enormous mismatched eyes, then slowly closed them again.

"There really is a sleeping Dragon King here. Then I shall wait for you to awaken in the mortal world. Even if it takes ten thousand years, or a hundred thousand years, it does not matter."

Far North.

Wind and snow buried the paths beneath several meters of drifts, making every step difficult. But this had always been a forbidden land, scarcely inhabited by anyone.

At Jiang Chen's thought, a brilliantly multicolored aurora pierced through the entire night sky, refreshing the spirit.

The snowstorm gradually intensified. Dressed in white, Jiang Chen stood high in the sky, looking down upon the entire Far North. Like an exiled immortal, he was untouched by even a trace of mortal dust.

"Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor, Titan Snow Demon King, come out and meet me!"

Jiang Chen condensed his aura into sound, and an ethereal, profound voice echoed through the silent Far North.

Boom—

The earth suddenly trembled violently. Snowy mountains collapsed, and hibernating soul beasts awoke in alarm, fleeing into the distance as though for their lives.

This was the deterrent power of the three great kings of the Far North.

"What business does a god like you have coming down to my Far North?!"

Titan Snow Demon King stared at Jiang Chen with open hostility.

In an instant, two graceful figures arrived silently.

The first was a woman in an ice-blue gown that fully accentuated her curvaceous figure. Her skin was as flawless as white jade, while countless stars seemed hidden within her eyes.

Behind her came a woman with a human upper body and a scorpion tail. Her skin was deep azure, yet her beauty was truly peerless. Even across the barrier of species, Jiang Chen found her exceptionally alluring.

They were none other than the first two of the three great kings of the Far North: Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor.

"What is a god like you doing in the Far North?!"

As Snow Emperor fixed Jiang Chen with her icy gaze, the wind and snow filling the heavens seemed to grow even fiercer.

"Do you want to become gods?"

"Become gods?!"

"For soul beasts to become gods, they must withstand ten heavenly tribulations. Every one of them is a catastrophic ordeal. How can you help us become gods?!"

The three great kings of the Far North stared at Jiang Chen in shock.

"What good could the gods in heaven possibly offer? Do not think you can deceive us."

The shock faded from Titan Snow Demon King's face as he spoke disdainfully.

"Zhuxian Sword, suppress!"

With a wave of Jiang Chen's hand, the Zhuxian Sword, radiating an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth, flew into the sky and unleashed its pressure upon Titan Snow Demon King.

Thud—

Titan Snow Demon King's face twisted in pain. The overwhelming pressure forced him to his knees, driving him dozens of meters into the ground, unable to move in the slightest.

Snow Woman and Ice Emperor were utterly shocked. He was clearly only a Third-Level God, yet he possessed such terrifying strength. Which god of the God Realm was he?

"You have seen it yourselves. If I wished to harm you, you would have no power to resist."

"My patience is limited. So, have you considered what I just said..."

"As long as you agree to one condition, I will help you survive your heavenly tribulations."

Snow Woman and Ice Emperor's beautiful eyes flickered. "What do you want us to do?"

"It is simple. Several hundred thousand years from now, someone will come to the Far North. I want you to grant him soul rings. You will not need to sacrifice yourselves or die; there will naturally be another method when the time comes."

"If what you say is true, then we agree." Snow Woman and Ice Emperor exchanged a glance and gave their assent.

"And what about you, Titan Snow Demon King?"

Jiang Chen spoke slowly, but Titan Snow Demon King felt as though he had fallen into an ice cellar. Amid the endless wind and snow, a bone-deep chill arose within him.

"I... I agree too."

Titan Snow Demon King was practically cursing inwardly. As one of the three great kings of the Far North, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

Other than Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor, which soul beast or human had not kept far away upon seeing him? He had never expected to encounter a god.

"Very well. Then I shall help you become gods first."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, and Titan Snow Demon King, whose lower half was buried in the earth, was pulled straight out. He crashed heavily onto the ground, shaking the earth as snow and ice drifted through the wind like dust.

"Next, I will leave a trace of my own divine essence within your bodies. It can help you survive your heavenly tribulations until that person appears..."

As soon as he finished speaking, three rays of divine essence flew from Jiang Chen's brow and entered the bodies of the three great kings of the Far North, vanishing without a trace.

Snow Woman only felt a warm current flowing through every meridian in her body. "Th-this is?"

Standing with his hands behind his back, Jiang Chen said calmly, "It can not only help you withstand heavenly tribulations, but also accelerate your cultivation."

"Thank you, Senior. Titan was disrespectful earlier. Please forgive him!"

Titan Snow Demon King scratched his head and spoke awkwardly.

"Senior, I have a question."

Seeing Ice Emperor respectfully bow to him, Jiang Chen felt that this aloof mature beauty was rather polite.

"Go ahead."

"May I ask which god of the God Realm you are?"

The moment Ice Emperor asked this, she felt it was highly inappropriate. If she offended this senior and he withdrew the divine essence in her body, the loss would far outweigh any gain.

Curiosity also appeared on Snow Emperor and Titan Snow Demon King's faces. They had all witnessed Jiang Chen's methods, especially Titan Snow Demon King, who had experienced them firsthand. Though Jiang Chen's cultivation was that of a Third-Level God, he was stronger than any First-Level God in the God Realm.

Jiang Chen: You have never encountered a God King. Otherwise, you would not compare me to a mere First-Level God.

Seeing the troubled look on Ice Emperor's face, Jiang Chen thought, Am I really that frightening?

Jiang Chen smiled gently. "There is nothing you cannot ask. I am not a god of the God Realm."

"What?!"

The three great kings of the Far North were shocked to the extreme. If he was not a god of the God Realm, had the mortal world now become a place inhabited by gods as well?

It seemed they had not left the Far North for too long. Were gods now everywhere on the continent, while Title Douluo were as common as dogs?

"One may become a god and remain in the mortal world? May I ask, Senior, are gods now as common as hairs in the mortal world?"

Jiang Chen: Listen to yourself. What do you mean, gods as common as hairs? With your strength, you could already swagger across the continent.

"I attained godhood in the mortal world. I did not inherit a divine position from the God Realm, so the God Realm cannot restrain me."

The three great kings of the Far North were even more shocked. To establish his own divine position—what unimaginable boldness and talent! Thankfully, they had not angered him. Otherwise, the Far North might truly have become a dead land.

"May we ask for your divine title, Senior?"

Seeing that Jiang Chen showed neither contempt nor arrogance, Snow Woman asked cautiously.

With his back to the heavens, Jiang Chen spoke in an ethereal voice. "I attained godhood at the age of sixteen. On the path of cultivation, I advanced against the current with an unyielding heart. From the moment I first held a sword at six, I knew I would become the greatest in the world. After ten years of bitter cultivation, I finally attained fruition. Thus, I am the Sword God."

"Among all who wield swords beneath heaven, all are ordinary save me."

The three great kings of the Far North were all conquered by Jiang Chen's towering presence. They fell to their knees in unison. "We pay respects to the Sword God!"

In their hearts, encountering Jiang Chen, the Sword God, was a tremendous stroke of fortune—an opportunity they might seek but could never hope to find.

Jiang Chen gazed into the heavens and asked calmly, "Have you watched enough, trash in the sky?"

At Jiang Chen's thought, the divine might of the Zhuxian Sword shot toward the heavens, tearing through the snowstorm. A streak of golden light descended from the sky to the mortal world, turning the entire Far North dazzling gold.

High above, an enormous purple divine eye swiftly vanished. In truth, when Jiang Chen had arrived in the Far North, he had already discovered this god spying upon the mortal world with his spiritual power, but he had not cared in the slightest.

Jiang Chen acted because he sensed that this god intended to make a move after he left. Was that not simply walking into the line of fire?

"Remember our agreement. Otherwise, you know the consequences!"

After saying that, Jiang Chen raised his sword and charged into the golden light.

"Senior, where are you going?"

"With sword in hand, to behead a cowardly rat!"